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PODCAST

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness

Douglas Garrett

Doug Garrett and his wife Shelley discuss and review the strategy/designer board games they play on this weekly podcast. Interviews with notable names in the hobby, along with designers and publishers, are part of the show.

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All Episodes

21:09

Garrett's Games 797: Essen 2021 Preview Part 2

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/10/10

Shelley and I spend this week going through the second half of my curated list of games arriving at Essen 2021 in less than 2 weeks. Here's a rundown of the games discussed (organized alphabetically by publisher): The Game Master King of the Valley Geek Attitude Games Magellan: Elcano Pessoa Giant Roc Origins: First Builders Tabannusi: Builders of Ur Grail Games Hibachi Granna Gutenberg GRRRE Games Nidavellir: Thingvellir Hall Games Bonfire: Trees & Creatures Helvetiq Save Patient

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31:28

Garrett's Games 796: Essen 2021 Preview Part 1

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/10/03

This is Part 1 as Shelley and I go through BGG's Essen Preview after I spent some time curating the list. Here are this week's titles: The following are listed by Publisher, as that's the best way to find them if you are actually going to the fair. AEG Cascadia All or None Games Betwixt and Between AMIGO Tulpenfieber Aporta Games Bad Company Trails of Tucana: Ferry Expansion Arcane Wonders Furnace Picture Perfect BLAM! Caraventura: Oklahoma, Lhassa, & Vinland Blue Cocker Games Welcome

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20:29

Garrett's Games 795: Trails and Re-Review of Coal...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/09/26

Shelley and I head out on the hiking paths in TRAILS by Henry Audubon from Keymaster Games then head back to the 19th century and a rather dirty industry in Coal Baron: The Great Card Game by Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer

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22:35

Garrett's Games 794: Lost Explorers and Re-Review of...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/09/19

Shelley and I set out to explore parts of the world this week in Lost Explorers by Cédrick Chaboussit from Ludonaute and then focus on the African continent in Africana by Michael Schacht from ABACUSSPIELE and Z-Man Games

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21:45

Garrett's Games 793: Cascadia and Amyitis Re-Review

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/09/13

Shelley and I head to ancient Babylon to build the hanging gardens in 2007's Amyitis by Cyril Demaegd from Rio Grande and Ystari then we head north to the Pacific Northwest to build lands and populate them with animals in Cascadia by Randy Flynn from AEG and Flatout Games

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23:50

Garrett's Games 792: NiDavellir and Project L

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/09/06

Shelley and I go to taverns and draft the help of dwarves in Nidavellir by Serge Laget from GRRE Games then get abstract with polyominoes with Project L by Michal Mikes, Jan Soukal, and Adam Spanel from Boardcubator

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31:17

Garrett's Games 791: Let's Make A Bus Route Dice Game...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/08/29

Shelley and I check out new iterations of some of our favorites this week, trying out the new version of Let's Make A Bus Route Let's Make A Bus Route: The Dice Game by Saashi and from Saashi and Saashi and then we were happy to receive a copy of the excellent re-issue of On The Underground On The Underground: London & Berlin by Sebastian Bleasdale from LudiCreations

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36:03

Garrett's Games 790: Terraforming Mars - Ares...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/08/22

Shelley and I check out the 'card-game' version of Terraforming Mars (one of our favorite heavier titles of the past few years): Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition by Sydney Engelstein, Jacob Fryxelius, and Nick Little from Stronghold Games and FryxGames then go back to one our first heavier titles when we were just getting into boardgames La Città by Gerd Fenchel from Rio Grande Games, KOSMOS, and ABACUSSPIELE

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25:37

Garrett's Games 789: Juicy Fruits and re-review of Finca

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/08/15

Shelley and I enjoy some fruity goodness this week, looking at Juicy Fruits by Christian Stöhr from Deep Print Games and Capstone Games' new family line and then check out Finca by Wolfgang Sentker and Ralf zur Linde by Rio Grande Games

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31:00

Garrett's Games 788: Café and re-review of Nippon

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/08/08

Shelley and I were fortunate enough to travel to Portugal this summer and returned with an awesome card game that's well worth hunting for Café by Rôla and Costa from Pythagoras Games and then we pull a favorite HEAVY game off the shelf designed by two Portuguese friends whom we had the great fortune of spending time with Nippon by Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro and Paulo Soledade from What's Your Game along with its small expansion Nippon: Keiretsu

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26:47

Garrett's Games 787: Lisbon Tram 28 and a Re-review...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/08/01

Shelley and I get a chance to play a cool new forthcoming game from Mebo Games Lisbon Tram 28 by Pedro Santos Silva then we pull a classic of camel caravan building to which we have referred often Through The Desert by Reiner Knizia from Kosmos, Fantasy Flight Games, and Z-Man Games

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19:58

Garrett's Games 786: New York Zoo and Wingspan's...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/07/26

Shelley and I compete to build our zoos the fastest in New York Zoo by Uwe Rosenberg from Feuerland Spiele and Capstone Games then we head Down Under to check out new birds and interesting modifications to rules in Wingspan: Oceania Expansion by Elizabeth Hargrave from Stonemaier Games

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34:40

Garrett's Games 785: Legacy - The Testament of Duke...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/07/19

Shelley and I check out a "new to us" game from BGG's store: Legacy - The Testament of Duke de Crecy by Michiel Justin Elliott Hendriks from Portal Games, IELLO and Pegasus Spiele then we do a re-review of another Feldian classic In The Year of the Dragon by Stefan Feld from alea, Ravensburger, and Rio Grande Games

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25:26

Garrett's Games 784: Mining Colony and Re-Review of...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/07/11

Shelley and I head to Mars to mine for riches in Mining Colony by Steve Finn from Dr. Finn's Games and then head to Medieval France to make our fortunes and deal with rats as we re-review Notre Dame by Stefan Feld from alea, Ravensburger and Rio Grande

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28:41

Garrett's Games 783: Sky Towers and Re-review of On...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/07/05

Shelley and I create towers with our hands of card in Sky Towers by Charles Ward from Ex1st Games and then build different colored subway lines to manipulate how people travel around London in On The Underground by Sebastian Bleasdale - originally published by JKLM and Rio Grande Game, but picked up in 2019 by Ludicreations

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33:45

Garrett's Games 782 - Nanga Parbat and Re-Review of Goa

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/06/27

Shelley and I capture animals and attempt to gain a foothold on the mountain in Nanga Parbat by Steve Finn from Dr. Finn's Games then we reflect on an older titles as we sail to gather spices and attempt to overcome some luck in 2004's Goa by Rudiger Dorn from Rio Grande Games and Hans Im Gluck.

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27:43

Garrett's Games 781: Butterfly Garden and Re-Review...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/06/21

Shelley and I capture, then deliver butterflies to beautiful outdoor spaces in Butterfly Garden by Steve Finn from Dr. Finn's Games then head to ancient Rome to get our mancala mechanism in play as we build and conquer in Trajan by Stefan Feld from Ammonit Spiele, as well as Huch and Renegade Game Studios.

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29:23

Garrett's Games 780: Biblios Quill and Parchment and...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/06/14

Shelley andI roll dice to collect books, travel as a novice, develop influence, and then spend it in Biblios - Quill and Parchment by Steve Finn from Dr. Finn's Games then we head back further in time to develop our lands and gain resources in Lions of Lydia by Jonny Pac from Bellwether Games

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28:48

Garrett's Games 779: Fruit Picking and Finishing Time...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/06/06

Shelley and I pick food mancala-style in Fruit Picking by Jun-ichi Shinde from Korea Board Games and then race from our jobs and try to get as happy as possible in Finishing Time/Feierabend by Friedemann Friese from 2F Spiele and Boardgamegeek.

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13:36

Garrett's Games 778: Whale Riders, both the Board and...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2021/05/30

Shelley and I check out both Whale Riders (the board game) by Reiner Knizia from Grail Games and its smaller cousin withmore of a publishing history Whale Riders The Card Game by Reiner Knizia from Grail Games

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